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Patent No.:

US 12656736 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2021

Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method

Applicant:

The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;

Inventors:

Christian Manasterski, Rochefort, CH;

Cédric Faure, Cortaillod, CH;

Vladislav Spassov, Praz, CH;

Assignee:

The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd, Marin, CH;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Mary I Omori

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 16/40 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 28/04 (2006.01); G04B 19/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G04B 19/12 (2013.01); C23C 14/0015 (2013.01); C23C 14/0635 (2013.01); C23C 16/006 (2013.01); C23C 16/403 (2013.01); C23C 16/405 (2013.01); C23C 16/45555 (2013.01); C23C 28/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

An item including a substrate and a coating having a colour with an interference effect for the decoration and/or the protection of the item, the coating including: a first opaque layer covering at least partially at least one surface of the substrate; a stack of at least two semi-transparent layers deposited by an ALD method covering the first layer; the stack having a thickness depending on the colour with an interference phenomenon of the coating.

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Manasterski, Christian. (2026). Method for depositing a coating on an item, such as a clockwork component and item coated by such a method (U.S. Patent No. 12656736). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12656736

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